Dover Dam

Historical marker location:

5153 OH-800, Dover, Ohio

( Marker is on Ohio Route 800, 1 mile County Road 378, on the right when traveling north.)

Located on the Tuscarawas River. Constructed and operated by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

The Ohio River Valley was home to several Native American cultures before European settlement, including the Adena and Hopewell cultures. These cultures left behind many burial mounds and other archaeological sites that are now protected and preserved by the state of Ohio.